Richard Kiel
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, European-American character actor, voice artist, and producer. Best known for his role as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), and as Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore. Other notable films include The Longest Yard (1974), Silver Streak (1976), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Cannonball Run II (1984), Pale Rider (1985) and Tangled (2010). Standing 7 feet 3 inches (221cm) tall and wore size 20 EEEEE shoes. He frequently played intimidating strongmen or gentle giants. Kiel was married to Diane Rogers from 1974 until his death in 2014; they had four children and nine grandchildren.
Acting
Movie
Tangled
as Vlad (voice)
2010
Movie
Happy Gilmore
as Mr. Larson
1996
Movie
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Jaws
1977
Movie
Moonraker
as Jaws
1979
Movie
Inspector Gadget
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
1999
Movie
Pale Rider
as Club
1985
TV
The Twilight Zone
as Kanamit
1959
Movie
Happy Gilmore 2
as Mr. Larson (archive footage)
2025
TV
I Dream of Jeannie
as Ali
1965
Movie
The Nutty Professor
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
1963
Movie
Silver Streak
as Reace
1976
Movie
Cannonball Run II
as Arnold
1984
Movie
Force 10 from Navarone
as Drazak
1978
Movie
The Longest Yard
as Samson
1974
TV
Gilligan's Island
1964
TV
Starsky & Hutch
as Iggy
1975
TV
The Fall Guy
1981
TV
Simon & Simon
1981
TV
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as The Monster
1974
TV
The Wild Wild West
1965
TV
The Wild Wild West
as Voltaire
1965
TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Guard (uncredited)
1964
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Merry
1964
